Do you get involved?
By Fishmomma
@Fishmomma (11377)
United States
May 2, 2008 1:14pm CST
There are two people outside my house yelling at each other. The female is crying and feels he doesn't understand her. She is angry that he doesn't drive. Would you get involved if two people were yelling on your street?
I did get involved last year when two people had guns on the street. I called 911, as worried somebody would get hurt. Sadly, many times its innocent victims, who are killed for being in the wrong place at the time. In this case, I have mentioned one person was shot and did survive that day. I was the only one to call for help according to the police.
Do you feel people should get involved more often or less? I hear of many cases where the neighbors did nothing figuring its not their problem. Do you think its not our problem? Would you call 911, if you saw guns on the street?
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6 responses
@amyhendricks77 (828)
• United States
2 May 08
I actually had a young couple standing in front of my house yesterday screaming and cussing at each other. I sit on the porch awhile to make sure it didnt get out of hand, since the girl was holding their baby. Luckily, after a few mintues of screaming, they went on home. But I think you did the right thing.
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
3 May 08
Its always sad when children are involved. I wish the woman across the street would stop going back to him, as she refuses to file charges against him. He isn't hitting her, but they are yelling at each other almost every week.
My husband told me not to get involved, as he isn't hitting her. I work for Battered Woman part time, so must report it, if he hits her.
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@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
3 May 08
I must add would report abuse even if I didn't work for Battered Woman.
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@foundmyangel (607)
• United States
3 May 08
i only get involved when it is interuppting my home and way of living. if it is a problem that you are constantly hearing this all the tiem and i have kids so i would have to get involved to tell them that my children dont need to listent to this all the time.
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@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
3 May 08
I don't have young children; however, one of my neighbors has many grandchildren that visit. Police are now going down the street several times a day, so this week has been quiet. We recently had a neighborhood watch meeting and discussed the problems of the area and how it has changed over the years. The police listened and things are better.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
2 May 08
I would not get involved in a spousal dispute unless I saw one was smacking the other one, and then I would call 911, if I saw any abuse of any kind.
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@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
2 May 08
You did the right thing you called the police. I would have done the same thing you gotta watch out for people cause like you said alot of times its an innocent person that gets hurt. Just make sure to stay out of it after that you dont want to be that innocent person.
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@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
2 May 08
I stayed in my house and waited for the police. They took my statement and thanked me for calling. I think its sad crime is on the rise in my city. Thanks for the reply.
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@drknlvly6781 (6246)
• United States
3 May 08
I would most definitely get involved. It happens too often that someone gets shot, and no one sees anything. People nowadays are scared to be labeled a snitch, but if we don't look out for our own, who will?
Just last week there was an argument between women in an apartment complex that ended up in a shooting. I know the apartment complex, so I know there were plenty of people around. Unfortunately, no one spoke up as to the name of the shooter. The only witnesses that did speak up were two small children, no older than eight years old. At least they had the common decency to help find this shooter, then again, it may have been that they were too young to have been corrupted by the "no snitchin'" slogan that a lot of inner city adults have.
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
4 May 08
Sadly, times are so different today, as the police are overworked when nobody is willing to help them get the person that committed the crime off the streets. The high school near me has police officers on campus and several more that patrol my street because of problems that have happened recently. This use to be a community that everyone wanted to live in, but not anymore.
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@drknlvly6781 (6246)
• United States
4 May 08
Sadly I see the community I live in doing the same thing. When I moved here two years ago, it was a quiet community, and not too many African-Americans here. I know its sad to say about my own people, but where there are less of us, there is less trouble. Now that they are renovating the Over-The-Rhine area for business, which used to be a very urban, high crime area, a lot of us are moving to the suburbs, including here. I have never heard so many sirens so frequently until this year. There are more of us out here, and they are still coming. Soon this will be a neighborhood that no one will want to move into as well.
@cherryblossm90 (180)
• Philippines
3 May 08
Your neighbors are very fortunate to have you. If you didn't do that maybe more than one person will be injured that day. As for me, I don't have the courage to stand up between people who are fighting. I would rather call for help than stop them myself because I'm a real coward when it comes to quarrels.
